Pew Research: Americans' Confidence in Midterm Election Fairness Hits New Low

Pew Research: Americans' Confidence in Midterm Election Fairness Hits New Low

Only 55% of Americans are confident that this November's midterm elections will be conducted fairly and accurately. That means nearly half the country is heading into one of the most consequential elections in a generation with real doubt about whether their vote will count.

That 55% is not just low — it is a new low. It has dropped from 61% ahead of the 2024 elections, from 64% in 2022, and from 59% in 2020. The trend is moving in the wrong direction, and it is moving fast.

Here is what makes this moment different from previous election cycles: the doubt is no longer sharply partisan. In past years, confidence levels split hard along party lines. Today, Republicans and Democrats are expressing uncertainty at similar rates. When both parties are losing faith in the integrity of elections at the same time, that is not a partisan alarm. That is a democratic one.

And yet, when asked what they want from elections, Americans are unambiguous. A supermajority — 90% — say it is very or somewhat important that no eligible voters are prevented from voting. Another 85% say it is equally important that no ineligible voters are permitted to cast ballots. The will is there. The confidence is not. That gap is exactly where democracy is most vulnerable.

Protecting the vote is not a partisan issue. It is the issue. Leading Ladies Vote was built on the belief that our vote is our power — and that belief demands we show up in November, loud and ready.

🔗 Read the full Pew Research report here.